Gateways The Street Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01382/TNCA - Tree Notification Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Oak (circled T.1 on map) - Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Decision · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH MAP Site Location Plan · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF IGHTHAM PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG PHOTOGRAPH Photo · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 14 m away: Ightham
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
14 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Old Stones, Grade II, 53 m away · 14 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Ightham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Postcode
TN15 9HE
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Pilgrims With Ightham
Parish
Ightham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
RWE Rural Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 4 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
245decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Tonbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Tonbridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15099142
Planning Portal ref
PP-15099142
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
T1 Sycamore - dismantle and fell to ground level, T2 Oak - carry out a crown reduction re…
19/01860/TNCA
2019 Approved
T1 Sycamore - dismantle and fell to ground level, T2 Oak - carry out a crown reduction re…
19/01860/TNCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Tudor Cottage Trycewell Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HL
Listed Building Application: Formation of a new 170 mm diameter external wall opening to…
25/02152/LB
2025 Approved
Tudor Cottage Trycewell Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HL
Listed Building Application: Formation of a new 170 mm diameter external wall opening to…
25/02152/LB
2025 Approved
The Town House, The Street, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HH
Beech tree- reduce overall height to 2m in line with the fence height. Due to loss of lig…
25/00771/TNCA
2025 Approved
The Town House, The Street, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HH
Beech tree- reduce overall height to 2m in line with the fence height. Due to loss of lig…
25/00771/TNCA
2025 Withdrawn
Little Cluny, The Street, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HE
Liquidambar to the rear of the property (in the location of the red circle marked on the…
25/00377/TNCA
2025 Withdrawn
Little Cluny, The Street, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HE
Liquidambar to the rear of the property (in the location of the red circle marked on the…
25/00377/TNCA
2025 Withdrawn
LITTLE CLUNY, THE STREET, IGHTHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9HE
Liquidambar to the rear of the property (in the location of the red circle marked on the…
25/00377/PA
2025 Withdrawn
LITTLE CLUNY, THE STREET, IGHTHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9HE
Liquidambar to the rear of the property (in the location of the red circle marked on the…
25/00377/PA
2025 Approved
The Town House, The Street, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HH
There are two trees (conifers) next to the gate right by the fence that have grown very l…
25/00135/TNCA
2025 Approved
The Town House, The Street, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HH
There are two trees (conifers) next to the gate right by the fence that have grown very l…
25/00135/TNCA
2024 Approved
STREET RECORD, The Street, Ightham, Sevenoaks
All trees on raised bank from Bates Hill to opposite Chequers The Street – Lift crowns to…
24/01913/PA
2024 Approved
STREET RECORD, The Street, Ightham, Sevenoaks
All trees on raised bank from Bates Hill to opposite Chequers The Street – Lift crowns to…
24/01913/PA
2024 Approved
Tudor Cottage Trycewell Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HL
T1 (Applicants ref.)- Sycamore - Crown lift tree to 5m over boundary fence.
24/00825/TNCA
2024 Approved
Tudor Cottage Trycewell Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HL
T1 (Applicants ref.)- Sycamore - Crown lift tree to 5m over boundary fence.
24/00825/TNCA
2024 Approved
TUDOR COTTAGE, TRYCEWELL LANE, IGHTHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9HL
T1 (Applicants ref.)- Sycamore - Crown lift tree to 5m over boundary fence.
24/00825/PA
2024 Approved
TUDOR COTTAGE, TRYCEWELL LANE, IGHTHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9HL
T1 (Applicants ref.)- Sycamore - Crown lift tree to 5m over boundary fence.
24/00825/PA
2023 Approved
Tudor Cottage, Trycewell Lane, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HL
Listed Building Application: Installation of a terracotta chimney cannon pot 300mm in hei…
23/01988/LB
2023 Approved
George And Dragon The Street Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HH
Listed Building Application: Remedial repairs to the existing roof covering and associate…
23/01664/LB
2023 Approved
George And Dragon The Street Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HH
Listed Building Application: Replacement signage and lighting, redecoration of externals
23/01473/LB
2023 Approved
Tudor Cottage Trycewell Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HL
Listed Building Application: To fit into the existing chimney flues facing the front of t…
23/01077/LB
2017 Approved
Stone House The Street Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HH
Listed Building Application: Replace secondary glazing in front windows with new secondar…
17/00551/LB
2016 Approved
Oakhill The Street Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HE
Engineering works to reduce ground level extension and driveway, and erection of 1 no. ba…
16/03291/FL
2016 Approved
Farnehill The Street Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HE
Change of design to roof structure of first floor front extension (previously approved un…
16/02661/FL
2016 Approved
Bank House Trycewell Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HL
Listed Building Application: First floor extension and internal alterations
16/00740/LB
2016 Approved
Bank House Trycewell Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HL
First floor extension and internal alterations
16/00739/FL
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Tonbridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #244 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Tonbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #31 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #45 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #244 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #246 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
9 decided
880
Total decisions
47 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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